Knee pain

The Docs

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Dr. Carla Irven (Smith), DC

Dr. Irven began her chiropractic education knowing she would one day practice in Colorado. Her dream came true when she met Loveland native Dr. John Smith while attending Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida. After both receiving their degree as Doctors of Chiropractic, they moved to Loveland and got married. Together, with Dr. Smith, they opened Rocky Mountain Spine & Disc in Fort Collins. Dr. Irven and Dr. Smith are the proud parents of three dogs and a cat; they enjoy an active life skiing, hiking and camping with their dogs.

Dr. Irven is certified in Animal Chiropractic by the Animal Chiropractic Certification Commission of the Animal Veterinary Chiropractic Association and completed here post-graduate education in the Animal Chiropractic Program at Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, TX. Prior to a career in Chiropractic, Dr. Irven began a career working with animals by living with exotics on an animal sanctuary in Arizona as a keeper of big cats, wolves, mountain lions and other exotics. She became a Licensed Veterinary Technician and began working in veterinary medicine. She worked with domestic animals in emergency, reproductive and nuclear medicine, and with horses in an equine practice in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dr. Irven is also a Certified Medical Examiner for the Department of Transportation and a Certified Practitioner of the Personal Injury Institute. She is trained in Activator Methods I & II, Graston Technique and has post-graduate training in Nutrition, Extremity Adjusting, Whiplash and Brain Traumatology.

While she loves working with animals again, she remains fully dedicated to her human patients and to helping you live the type of life you were meant to be living! She believes that growing older shouldn’t have to mean growing sicker.

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Dr. John A Smith, DC

Dr. Smith is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic with an additional 110 hours of postgraduate training with the Council on Extremity Adjusting. In addition, he has acquired postgraduate education on whiplash and brain traumatology and is a certified practitioner of the Personal Injury Institute.

Dr. Smith’s areas of expertise include treating and managing patients suffering from acute traumatic injuries to the spine, chronic extremity injuries, disc herniations or bulges, general spine related conditions, and more complex conditions such as neuropathy and chronic knee pain.

  • Born and Raised in Loveland, CO
  • Colorado State University – B.S. Health & Exercise Science – Sports Medicine
  • Palmer College of Chiropractic – Doctorate of Chiropractic
  • Certified Medical Examiner
  • Certified Practitioner – Personal Injury Institute

Dr. Smith’s first priority in life is family. He enjoys spending time with his wife and three dogs camping, hiking, snowboarding, weight training, attending sporting events and traveling.